Dow boys beat Hawks for fourth straight victory

By the Midland Daily News

Published 8:00 pm, Friday, January 31, 2014

SAGINAW — Dow High rallied from an early deficit and held host Saginaw Heritage to single-digit scoring in each of the final three quarters Friday, beating the Hawks 57-37 in Saginaw Valley League North boys’ basketball.

Heritage led 14-10 after one period, but the Chargers outscored the Hawks 16-8 in the second to take a 26-22 edge into halftime. Dow then blew it open in the third quarter, outscoring Heritage 24-6 to extend to a 50-28 lead.

“We came out (of halftime) and made some defensive adjustments and got more aggressive,” said Dow coach Marshall Gray, whose team has won four in a row. “We pressured their guards and created some steals, which led to easy buckets.”

Austin Deiters led the Chargers with 17 points and five steals, while Kevin Scott had 11 points, Alec Marty had nine points and six assists, and Evan Marquardt chipped in eight points and eight rebounds.

“Austin Deiters and Kevin Scott had a great game tonight,” said Gray. “The mark of a true team is when some guys struggle, other guys pick them up. And Austin and Kevin did a great job of that tonight.”